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Posted By : dino63 | Date : 21 Oct 2008 13:22:00 | Comments : 2

Vitezslav Novak - Pan, Symphonic Poem
FLAC+Cue+Log | Scans | 1 CD | 237 Mb
Classical | Marco Polo | 1990
Posted By : dino63 | Date : 21 Oct 2008 12:55:00 | Comments : 12

Vitezslav Novak - Lady Godiva, De Profundis, Toman and the Wood Nymph
FLAC+Cue+Log | Scans | 1 CD | 298 Mb
Classical | Chandos | 2000

All admirers of lush, late-romantic tone poems should find plenty to enjoy in this release. Vítezslav Novák (1870-1949) is underrepresented in the catalogs, and this disc marks an important step in his evaluation. The sound-world is lush and saturated, an atmosphere captured well by Chandos's spacious recording. Straussian opulence with a soft Slav accent would be an apt description of these pieces. Throughout, Pesek exhibits an indigenous understanding of the Bohemian musical language, and the BBC Philharmonic responds passionately. The tenderness of Lady Godiva (written in 1907 and apparently composed in two days) is touchingly portrayed, while the imaginative orchestration of Toman and the Wood Nymph (1906-07), more daring than that of Godiva, is relished to the full. The later De Profundis (1941) proceeds in grand gestures on a journey from its initial subterranean rumblings to its organ-drenched, upliftingly triumphant conclusion. Warmly recommended.
Colin Clarke

Posted By : dino63 | Date : 16 Oct 2008 00:39:00 | Comments : 10

Debussy & Ravel Orchestral Works (Jean Martinon)
FLAC+Cue+Log | Scans | 8 CDs | 2.35 GB
Classical | EMI Classics | 1973-74

At long last, Jean Martinon's classic EMI Debussy and Ravel cycles from the 1970s have been gathered in a space-saving, budget-priced box set. If you love this repertoire, you'll gasp with joy at the conductor's crystal-clear orchestral balances, which truly reproduce what you see in the printed music. If you respond to a lean, sinewy approach to this repertoire in the manner of Toscanini and Boulez, but pine for the timbral characteristics that used to distinguish French orchestras (silver-coated strings, tart woodwinds, and slightly watery brass) in gorgeous, vibrant sonics, Martinon's your man. Aldo Ciccolini's crisp, diamond-edged finger work stands out in Ravel's two piano concertos and in Debussy's rarely heard Fantasie. The young Itzhak Perlman's dazzling, effortless traversal of Ravel's Tzigane will humble many an aspiring fiddler. And you won't find a more sparkling, translucent Ravel Mother Goose Suite on record. Martinon was a marvel, and a sadly underrated podium giant. Grab this set while you can.
Jed Distler
Posted By : dino63 | Date : 15 Oct 2008 17:22:00 | Comments : 5

Tobias Hume - The Spirit of Gambo
FLAC+Cue+Log | Scans | 1 CD | 356 Mb
Genre: Renaissance | Label: Glossa | 1996
Posted By : dino63 | Date : 15 Oct 2008 17:08:00 | Comments : 9

Miguel de Fuenllana - Libro de Musica para Vihuela intitulado Orphenica lyra
FLAC+Cue | Scans | 1 CD | 260 Mb
Genre: Renaissance | Label: Glossa | 1999
Posted By : dino63 | Date : 14 Oct 2008 21:17:00 | Comments : 6

Ensemble La Romanesca - Musica en Tiempos de Velazquez
FLAC+Cue+Log | Scans | 1 CD | 285 Mb
Genre: Renaissance | Label: Glossa | 1993
Posted By : dino63 | Date : 14 Oct 2008 20:46:00 | Comments : 6

Orphenica Lyra - Musica en el Quijote
FLAC+Cue+Log | Scans | 1 CD | 309 Mb
Genre: Renaissance | Label: Glossa | 2005
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Posted By : dino63 | Date : 16 Feb 2008 11:00:00 | Comments : 0

Poulenc - Sacred Choral Music
FLAC+Cue+Log | Covers+Booklet | 1 CD | 270 Mb (3 files, 3% Recovery) | Rs.com
Classical: Choral | 1998 | Globe
Posted By : dino63 | Date : 16 Feb 2008 10:33:00 | Comments : 4

Poulenc - Gloria, Stabat Mater
Classical: Choral | Recorded 1984, 1988 | Emi Classics
FLAC+Cue+Log | Covers+Booklet | 1 CD | 247 Mb (3 files, 3% Recovery) | Rs.com
Posted By : dino63 | Date : 16 Feb 2008 10:24:00 | Comments : 7

Morton Lauridsen - Lux aeterna
FLAC+Cue+Log | Covers+Booklet | 1 CD | 247 Mb (3 files, 3% Recovery) | Rs.com
Classical: Choral | 2005 | hyperion
Posted By : dino63 | Date : 31 Jan 2008 17:22:00 | Comments : 0

Glazunov - Symphony No.5, The Seasons (Serebrier)
FLAC+Cue+Log | Covers+Booklet | 1 CD | 339 Mb (4 files, 3% Recovery) | Rs.com
Classical | 2004 | Warner Classics
Posted By : dino63 | Date : 31 Jan 2008 16:46:00 | Comments : 0

Glazunov - Symphony No.2, Coronation Cantata (Polyansky)
FLAC+Cue+Log | Covers+Booklet | 1 CD | 323 Mb (4 files, 3% Recovery) | Rs.com
Classical | 1999 | Chandos
Posted By : dino63 | Date : 31 Jan 2008 16:22:00 | Comments : 2

Glazunov - The Seasons, Scenes de Ballet (De Waart)
FLAC+Cue+Log | Covers+Booklet | 1 CD | 318 Mb (4 files, 3% Recovery) | Rs.com
Classical | 1993 | Telarc

Posted By : dino63 | Date : 31 Jan 2008 16:07:00 | Comments : 2

Glazunov - Symphonies 4 & 7 (Serebrier)
FLAC+Cue+Log | Covers+Booklet | 1 CD | 346 Mb (4 files, 3% Recovery) | Rs.com
Classical | 2006 | Warner Classics
Posted By : dino63 | Date : 28 Jan 2008 17:48:00 | Comments : 5

Reger - Die Weihe der Nacht, Der 100. Psalm, Weihegesang
FLAC+Cue+Log | Covers+Booklet | 1 CD | 284 Mb (3 files, 3% Recovery) | Rs.com
Classical | 1995 | Koch-Schwann